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50 CFR 218.152: Permissible methods of taking.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 50—Wildlife and Fisheries
- CHAPTER II—NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- SUBCHAPTER C—MARINE MAMMALS
- PART 218—REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE TAKING AND IMPORTING OF MARINE MAMMALS
- Subpart P—Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; U.S. Navy Training Activities in the Gulf of Alaska Study Area
(a) Under an LOA issued pursuant to §§ 216.106 of this chapter and 218.156, the Navy may incidentally, but not intentionally, take marine mammals within the TMAA only, by Level A harassment and Level B harassment associated with the use of active sonar and other acoustic sources and explosives, provided the activity is in compliance with all terms, conditions, and requirements of this subpart and the applicable LOA.
(b) The incidental take of marine mammals by the activities listed in § 218.150(c) is limited to the following species:
Table 1 to § 218.152(b)
Species Stock
Blue whale Central North Pacific.
Blue whale Eastern North Pacific.
Fin whale Northeast Pacific.
Humpback whale Western North Pacific.
Humpback whale Central North Pacific.
Humpback whale California/Oregon/Washington.
Minke whale Alaska.
North Pacific right whale Eastern North Pacific.
Sei whale Eastern North Pacific.
Gray whale Eastern North Pacific.
Killer whale Eastern North Pacific Offshore.
Killer whale Eastern North Pacific Gulf of Alaska, Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea Transient.
Pacific white-sided dolphin North Pacific.
Dall's porpoise Alaska.
Sperm whale North Pacific.
Baird's beaked whale Alaska.
Cuvier's beaked whale Alaska.
Stejneger's beaked whale Alaska.
Northern fur seal Eastern Pacific.
Northern fur seal California.
Northern elephant seal California.
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